After the fabulous launch of Central and Eastern European Gaming Conference Budapest CEEGC 2016 establishing the conference as the premier iGaming event of CEE and Balkanic region, this year’s edition will follow with the edgy and ambitious theme “Unfinished business: DARE TO ATTEND.”

The Milieu

Over 150 delegates and 50 speakers will be on hand for 2 days of networking and market updates 19-20 September at the Kempinski Corvinus Budapest.

Croatian Contribution

Highlights of regional coverage include the fantastic progress of Croatia’s first licensed online poker room. Launched at the beginning of 2017, SuperSport has in early reports far surpassed traffic expectations. Coincidence? CEEGC organisers think not, since Croatia has actually had online poker regulation for years, and are going to take an inside look at SuperSport strategy.

Croatia’s Place in Balkans

Overall, the Croatian market is currently wide open, with no restrictions on application for a full range of sports betting, casino, poker, and bingo, with only state-provided lottery services posing any limitations on market entry and expansion,

Casino Adriatic Croatia Managing Director Hrvoje Vincetic is set to layout the new market as keynote speaker at “The Balkan Gambling Opportunity” on the first day of the conference. This report will address the regional iGaming landscape for the countries of Serbia; Croatia; Macedonia; and Bosnia & Herzegovina (TBA)

Eastern Europe Contextualised

This panel will be complemented by another panel examining growth in the regulated Eastern European region overall. The hard look at how already “mature” markets such as Romania and Bulgaria can consolidate their presence to attract more operators can further pave the way for newer regulated markets in Czech Republic, Poland and Ukraine to learn from the growing lessons of others in the region. The panel will address the greater regional markets of Romania; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Poland; and Ukraine.

Awards and Delicacies

CEEGC Award voting will also take place, as well as a sampling of Hungarian delicacies.

More Insights Offered

More highlights of CEEGC 2017 include a discussion of emerging markets with Hungary’s Gabor Helembai Slovenia’s Jaka Repansek.

New Media Partner

CEEGC was further pleased to announce a major new media partner Rombet, one of the Romanian industry’s most influential and groundbreaking associations. Headed by former Romanian Lottery Manage…

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EveryMatrix, one of the biggest iGaming platforms offering several thousand games to online casino operators, will be expanding their offer with games provided by Nolimit City casino games developer. Two companies brokered a deal that will see EveryMatrix include Nolimit City games in their already 4,000+ strong portfolio, which will be beneficial for both parties as well as all EveryMatrix partners who’ll now have access to even more titles to choose from.

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The growing popularity of eSports didn’t go unnoticed by the regulatory bodies. The Gambling Commission regulates commercial gambling in the United Kingdom and it is now ready to undertake the task of regulating electronic sports. The information sharing Memorandum of Understating signed with ESIC will help them identify any problems within the eSports gambling industry. This is the second agreement initiated by ESIC after signing a similar accord with the regulators in Nevada.

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Endorphina, one of the leaders in the online gambling software and game development niche, has announced the partnership with Iforium, another software developer who puts the biggest emphasis on creating unique and flexible gaming solutions.

Reaching Out to Even More Players

Although Endorphina games are already quite popular with the players, Jan Urbanec, VP of Sales at Endorphina, believes the partnership with Iforium will help them expand their player base and increase the number of fans.

Iforium was established back in 2006, and since then, the company has won numerous awards for their software solutions. Their latest effort is the casino aggregation platform Gameflex, which already contains more than 5,000 titles from the leading game suppliers.

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Emperor of the Sea is a classic 5-reel slot game from the Microgaming company that follows the popular Chinese theme and has many of the traditional images that games of this nature often feature.

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Playing Emperor of the Sea

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One of the newer online casinos in the market, Codeta Casino stands out from the competition thanks to the wide array of Live Dealer tables available to their players. Already offering live tables spreading popular games like roulette, blackjack, baccarat, Three Card Poker, Casino Hold’em, and more, Codeta has now gone a step further, introducing two brand new and exclusive games: Double Ball Roulette and Speed Roulette.

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